{"product_id":"9781492660859","title":"The List","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The fantasy book of the year.\"—Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eArtemis Fowl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFahrenheit 451 meets The Giver for middle grade readers!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou are The Wordsmith now. Are you ready for the challenge?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe city of Ark is the last safe place on Earth. To make sure humans are able to survive, everyone in Ark must speak List, a language of only 500 words.\u003cbr\u003e Everyone that is, except Letta. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs apprentice to the Wordsmith, Letta can read all the words that have ever existed. Forbidden words like freedom, music, and even pineapple tell her about a world she's never known. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day her master disappears and the leaders of Ark tell Letta she is the new Wordsmith and must shorten List to fewer and fewer words. Then Letta meets a teenage boy who somehow knows all the words that have been banned. Letta's faced with a dangerous choice: sit idly by and watch language slowly slip away or follow a stranger on a path to freedom . . . or banishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038461280496,"sku":"9781492660859","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781492660859_p0.jpg?v=1763773048","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781492660859","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}